Sarah Ponsonby was the daughter of Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby and Louisa Lyons. She was a second cousin of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, and a second cousin once removed of his daughter Lady Caroline Lamb. 25493170
She and Lady Eleanor Butler scandalized high society in the eighteenth century by leaving Ireland against their families' wishes and setting up home in north Wales where they were referred to as "the ladies." They moved into Plas Newydd transforming the house and garden and spent their time reading, studying foreign languages, and entertaining well-known figures of the day including the Duke of Wellington and the poet William Wordsworth. They were buried in the church of St Collen in Llangollen where their memorial can be found. Their house is now a tourist attraction run by Denbighshire County Council.
She and Lady Eleanor Butler scandalized high society in the eighteenth century by leaving Ireland against their families' wishes and setting up home in north Wales where they were referred to as "the ladies." They moved into Plas Newydd transforming the house and garden and spent their time reading, studying foreign languages, and entertaining well-known figures of the day including the Duke of Wellington and the poet William Wordsworth. They were buried in the church of St Collen in Llangollen where their memorial can be found. Their house is now a tourist attraction run by Denbighshire County Council.
Sarah Ponsonby was the daughter of Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby and Louisa Lyons. She was a second cousin of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, and a second cousin once removed of his daughter Lady Caroline Lamb. 25493170
She and Lady Eleanor Butler scandalized high society in the eighteenth century by leaving Ireland against their families' wishes and setting up home in north Wales where they were referred to as "the ladies." They moved into Plas Newydd transforming the house and garden and spent their time reading, studying foreign languages, and entertaining well-known figures of the day including the Duke of Wellington and the poet William Wordsworth. They were buried in the church of St Collen in Llangollen where their memorial can be found. Their house is now a tourist attraction run by Denbighshire County Council.
She and Lady Eleanor Butler scandalized high society in the eighteenth century by leaving Ireland against their families' wishes and setting up home in north Wales where they were referred to as "the ladies." They moved into Plas Newydd transforming the house and garden and spent their time reading, studying foreign languages, and entertaining well-known figures of the day including the Duke of Wellington and the poet William Wordsworth. They were buried in the church of St Collen in Llangollen where their memorial can be found. Their house is now a tourist attraction run by Denbighshire County Council.
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